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| Location
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Longitude 80º
4’ to 88º 12’ East. Latitude
26º22’ to 30º 27’ North. |
| Area |
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147181 square
kilometers |
| Altitude
Variation |
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70 meters to
8,848 meters |
| Local
Time |
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GMT + 5 hours 45
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| Capital |
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Kathmandu. 1350
meters above sea level, population 1 million |
| Population |
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20 million |
| Climate |
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Tropical in the
lowlands to the Arctic Tundra at the higher altitudes |
| People |
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61
Ethnic groups
and 70 dialects |
| Mountain
Ranges |
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Central Himalaya
( 885 kilometers) |
| Peaks
above 8,000 m
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Mt. Everest (8,848m.),
Kanchenjunga (8,586m.), Lhotse (8,516m.), Makalu (8,463m.), Cho Oyu
(8,201m.), Dhaulagiri 1 (8,163m.), Manaslu (8,163m.), Nanga Parbat
(8,125m), Annapurna 1(8,091m), Shisha Pangma (8,013m) |
| Flora |
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Approximately
6,500 species of known trees, shrubs and wild flowers. Includes
Orchids, Blue-puppies
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| Fauna |
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| Birds |
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850 species
(approx. 10% of the world species) |
| Mammals |
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180species
include Snow Leopard, Royal Bengal Tiger, Great One Horned
Rhinoceros, Yeti (snowman, but never confirmed)
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| Reptiles |
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Two species of
crocodiles, several varieties of Snakes and Lizards |
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